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City Life

Summer Sales at Patagonia, Icebreaker, Adventure 16, and REI!

August 19, 2010

If you haven’t hit up the Icebreaker end-of-season sale yet or just didn’t find anything you wanted, you’ll be happy to know a few other outdoor retailers are getting in on the price-reduction action. From today through August 23rd, Patagonia is having a Summer Sale as well, with merchandise getting knocked back 30-60% off retail. [...]

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Tour the L.A. River

July 21, 2010

Hidden LA, a really great blog that you should probably be checking out anyway, just offered a driving and walking tour of the L.A. River that was a great success – completely selling out in a matter of hours. The event was so successful, in fact, that they’re offering two more tours. On Sunday, August [...]

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Patagonia 30% Off Sale

July 21, 2010

Just a quick note to let you know that Patagonia just launched an extensive 30%-off sale through July 29th – a welcome savings if you were hoping to stock up on some down jackets or Capilene baselayers or even a bathing suit or two: The sale is good online and in stores, but the good [...]

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Runyon: Just Above Sunset

July 16, 2010

A while back, I ditched my DirecTV in favor of rabbit ears, Hulu, and steaming Netflix. I miss out on some of the live TV that I used to watch, but overall it’s been a pretty painless transition – made even better that I get to discover all sorts of great shows on Netflix that [...]

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L.A. River Finally Gets Some Respect

July 9, 2010

I’ve been covering the efforts to revive the concrete-lined Los Angeles River on this site almost since I started writing Modern Hiker. Mayor Villaraigosa has been an ardent supporter of greening our namesake waterway, which is probably better known as an open sewer or drainage channel than an actual waterway. This week, the L.A. River [...]

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Matilija Landowner Closes Trails

June 29, 2010

For more than a century, outdoorsy-folk have been tromping through a sliver of private property on their way to Matilija Falls, north of Ojai in the Los Padres National Forest – but now, the owner of the private land says he’s had enough of the hikers. According to the LA Times, Shull “Buzz” Bonsall Jr. [...]

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Walking Across the Country

June 25, 2010

This week, I stumbled across the very cool web site of a man named Matt, who has a very simple goal – to walk from Rockaway Beach, NY to Rockaway Beach, OR. He doesn’t have a cause, a sponsor, or a specific reason for doing it … and has appropriately named his site I’m Just [...]

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Deukmejian Wilderness Park Partially Re-Opens

June 24, 2010

Much of Glendale’s Deukmejian Wilderness Park was badly burned in last year’s Station Fire, and the park has remained closed since then. But this week, lower portions of the park were re-opened to public use. Most of the park remains closed to hikers, but commenters have noted the sheer amount of regrowth taking place in [...]

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Win a Trip to New Zealand at Adventure 16

June 11, 2010

The guys at Icebreaker wool might be getting lonely during the kiwi winter, because they just announced a contest to win a free trip to New Zealand – and all you have to do is try on a shirt or two. The merino wool wizards are offering free airfare for two and a guided adventure [...]

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Climb Some Stairs This Weekend

June 10, 2010

For those who like their hiking a bit more urban … and involving more staircases, then you’ll be happy to know that the team behind the Big Parade is back again, and gearing up for a 2-day, 35 mile walk through Los Angeles, including 101 public staircases. The event kicks off Friday morning with an [...]

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